On 3/08/2007 BA wrote:>No way.(snip)
You 'taint' the 1st to be the narky one !
Heh, heh, heh.
~~~~~
Post edit.
It's Ok though, as I know from PMs that WM has a 'proud' sense of humour.
:)

Re 'Nether'
Lee wrote on 05/05/06>The route(bit) Lawry climbed is still a totally worthy way to spend a day or a few. There's plenty more contrived things out there on which the climbing doesn't rank in the same league.

... so for the >nerdy etymologists
we now have another new climbing term>'route(bit)'

We shall have to wait to see if popular usage shortens the term to routlette or rhubarb*?

(*SCV reckons it has a bouldered / batman start. This opens up pandoras box re when does a boulder problem become a route, ie where does the boulder problem finish and the route start? Is this a new definition of 'mixed' climbing? If it is started batman style should it be called something else? How many moves constitute a batman start vs a bouldered start?).

... and DWS ~> depending on tide conditions where does a route start there?
"That's enough"! & "Back under the house with you Idra"! ~ I hear WM saying.
Heh, heh, heh.

>If it is started batman style should it be called something else?>How many moves constitute a batman start vs a bouldered start?).

Interesting question that. The unconsidered response is; How far can you get your Batarang to fly?
And what constitutes a bouldery start? How many moves? Does it start from the ground? 1 move up, 2 moves up, 3 moves ... ?

Climbing is amazing with its ability to throw up silly questions for us to debate.